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The action plan is aimed at preventing NCDs from occurring in the first place and helping the millions - especially those in low - and middle-income countries - who are already sick.

该项行动计划的目的首先是预防非传染病发生，并协助数以百万计的患者尤其是中低收入国家的患者。

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It was the first time the idea of preventing disease was taught in a medical school.

这是疾病预防思想体系首次出现在医学院的课堂上。

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The emphasis on restoring forests would complement work on preventing deforestation in the first place.

CNN: Forests size of Russia 'could be restored'

The city council said it wanted to focus more on preventing homelessness in the first place.

BBC: Leicester City Council plans to cut homeless places

But it would be too much to hope that Asia's resilience might be sufficient to carry the rest of the world along, preventing a downturn in the first place.

ECONOMIST: Asia��s economies